HOUSTON — The U.S. Postal Inspection Service says two mail theft suspects from a surveillance video released on Monday are now in custody.
The video showed thieves breaking into locked mailboxes at a west Houston apartment complex on Sept. 12. There was also video of them driving through a guardrail as they escaped and the license plate number was clearly visible.
Editor's note: The above video aired before the arrests.
On Tuesday, the USPIS announced that Kyle Ulbig and Ashley Gray were arrested in Chambers County by the Texas Department of Public Safety. They're charged in connection with the mail thefts at the Domain at City Centre apartments in west Houston.
As part of its ongoing crackdown on mail theft, the USPIS offered a hefty $100,000 reward for information leading to the suspects.
We're working to learn if a tip led to the suspects and if anyone will collect the reward.
"The U.S. Postal Inspection Service would like to thank the community, and our law enforcement partners for their assistance in this investigation," the USPIS posted on X.
Large rewards offered in other mail theft cases
This isn't the first time USPIS has offered $100,000 rewards in a mail theft case.
In October, they released a video of three guys who stole mail at the Montage at Cinco Ranch apartments on Cinco Terrace Drive twice. The USPS later said two of the three suspects had been identified but didn't release their names.
In September, another reward was offered in a southwest Houston case.
A postal inspector with the USPS Houston Division said the thieves were likely after checks that are often used by thieves to open fraudulent accounts and take money from victims' bank accounts.
According to the inspector, this is a growing problem in the Houston area. He said the suspects in this case used a counterfeit master key to get inside the mailboxes.